Be very afraid, the Legislature is back in session

Why would this late session be different from any other year? Well look at the article in the San Francisco Chronicle and consider the following:

1. Davis is fighting for his political life and will do anything or sign anything that will give him support in the October election.

2. The budget is still not balanced (a balanced budget does not roll over half of its debt to next year by short term loans).

3. More US citizens/legal residents are leaving California then entering (600,000 net loss over last few years).

4. Business looking to move out of state because of high costs and looking to not expand operations in California because of new proposed laws.

Some of the items being considered by the Legislature this time will include:

Workman Compensation - hopefully they will reform this system so business won't see 30 to 50% rate increases this year.

Universal Health Care - ALL business will have to provide health care to its workers. I don't know too many small businesses that can afford that so if that passes, they fire the workers and get family to work for free, relocate out of state or go bk.

Let illegal aliens receive official drivers licenses. Supposedly this will encourage them to be better drivers and of course they will have to get insurance before they can get a license. News flash, a day laborer is not likely to be able to afford the cost of car insurance so why would they want to get a license???

Sacred sites - Indian tribes would be able to look at sites on and off their reservations and if its determined the site was sacred to them, prohibit the own from building on it.

Civil Unions - This will allow same sex couples to receive the same benefits as married couples except for not being able to file a tax return under married filing jointly.

These are 5 out of 150 bills that will be considered and acted upon in the next few weeks. Little change for debate by the Legislator, let alone by the public. Our tax dollars at work.